Letter: Lets get back to saving dogs

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May 11, 2017 at 10:56 PM

The charge of animal cruelty against Louise Coleman is shocking and the evidence is thin. It makes me wonder what is really behind the complaints. A dog having heartworm is an experience many of us dog owners have had and it takes time treat it. If that is animal cruelty, lock me up.

I have known Louise for years and it is impossible to imagine that she ever intentionally hurt a dog. We all know of her dedication and the struggles of funding a non-profit. I volunteered there a few years ago and the routine was to let the dogs out, scrub the water pails, wash the floors, bring the dogs back in, and then pick up the feces in the yard. Blankets were in the washing machines or dryers all of the time. Then I was able to take a few dogs out for a walk in the fields. I was impressed with the cleanliness of the dogs' habitat. That is what I know of Greyhound Friends. When these charges are dismissed, I hope Greyhounds Friends, the Dept. of Agriculture and the Animal Rescue League of Boston will clear up the real issues they have so that Greyhound Friends can resume its decades long mission of saving dogs.

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